Originally Posted by
Bianchigirll
BTW did the mechanic ever really look at the bike up close? Lots of younger "mechanics" are more like part replacers. He is likely assuming that it has a cartridge type BB and not something serviceable.
They didn't look very close, and I just asked them how much it would cost and they gave me prices for replacing the bottom bracket. I was thinking of simply rebuilding it/cleaning it up/regreasing instead of replacing.